To Mom,

Words cannot begin to describe how much you mean to me, nor is one day enough to recognize all of the sacrifices you have made for me. You are truly superwoman.

The life you spent creating for your kids has not always been easy, but it has been exactly what we needed. You never failed to provide for us - even when times were tough. You put aside your goals and your life to raise us, to care for us, to drive us and for that no amount of thank you’s can suffice.

You are my favorite role model, my biggest support, my loudest cheerleader, and my best friend. You raised me to live my life with kindness, with compassion and with love. You never gave me limits, instead you told me anything was possible. You taught me that my roots, my gender, my past, nothing can stop me so long as I work hard and believe in myself. You instilled a kind of motivation within me that cannot be learned.

Without you, my life would no longer have the same light and energy as it does now. I would be lost, and there would be no one left to laugh at my jokes. You are the one that has given me every opportunity I have. You are the one that raised me to see the good in people, and you are the one who gave me the gift of seeing this world in such vibrant colors, that I’ve learned there is love and God in everything.

Mom, you are the strongest, funniest, craziest, and most beautiful woman I know. To grow up and become half the woman you are, would be to live a good life. You have inspired me in more ways then I can express and have shown me that I am never alone.

Thank you for being my secret keeper, my rock, my friend, and most of all my mom. As I told you when I was younger, you are my favorite mom and I am so thankful to be your daughter. You deserve a world of happiness, and no one can change that.

So happy Mother’s Day to the best mom I know. I hope you find beauty in this day, the blessings in your life, and the love that everyone has for you. You are my gift from God, and I owe my success to you.

I love you, Mom.

With Love,